And we all know that if his Bobness says so it must be true. Today indeed was Friday. Not just any Friday but the last Friday of official work for an entire week. I finally gave in and took a week’s holiday. I have been desperately trying to save up my holidays to take a […]

I haven’t written much about television for a while. That’s not because I haven’t been watching TV. It’s just that nothing much has been very interesting. This week though there are a few things mentioning. Angry BoysThis week saw the final episode of Angry Boys. I was crossing my fingers and toes that the legends […]

I haven’t written much about television for a while. That’s not because I haven’t been watching TV. It’s just that nothing much has been very interesting. This week though there are a few things mentioning. Angry BoysThis week saw the final episode of Angry Boys. I was crossing my fingers and toes that the legends […]

I have three lessons of two hours per week with my students. For the first 6-8 weeks in the interest of expanding and improving vocabulary (given that it is a course on language and writing) I give a spelling test. Usually I attempt to connect the words to the issues and ideas we are discussing […]

I have three lessons of two hours per week with my students. For the first 6-8 weeks in the interest of expanding and improving vocabulary (given that it is a course on language and writing) I give a spelling test. Usually I attempt to connect the words to the issues and ideas we are discussing […]

Tomorrow in class we look at writing for different audiences as a start to the students thinking about the purpose of their writing, their choice of words, the need to communicate clearly etc. The examples we use are part of this speech, which still gives me goosebumps, together with Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. I also give […]

Tomorrow in class we look at writing for different audiences as a start to the students thinking about the purpose of their writing, their choice of words, the need to communicate clearly etc. The examples we use are part of this speech, which still gives me goosebumps, together with Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. I also give […]

I can’t remember the last time I read an entire book in one sitting but it happened yesterday. “Which book which book Wendy?” I hear you all cry in eager anticipation of a reply. (Or not…up to you really whether you talk aloud to blog posts). The Price of Life by Nigel Brennan, Nicole Bonney […]